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February 2, 2010

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*Shipping News* Continental goes on trial for Concorde crash US airline Continental and two of its employees go on trial this week for the manslaughter of 113 people who died in a Concorde crash that put an end to the dream of supersonic travel. Myanmar to privatise business ports The Myanmar authorities will privatise some port terminals' handling business, designating at least three port terminals in Yangon to be handed over to tender winning private enterprises for continued and effective operation, the local weekly Voice reported yesterday. DP World mulls A$1b IPO of Australian unit0 Port operator DP World is considering a A$1 billion (S$1.25 billion) initial public offering (IPO) by spinning off some of its Australian assets, a media report said yesterday.

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Asia-Europe spot rates to hit US$2,000/TEU by March Chinese troops man Hong Kong ships, expand anti-pirate role Hanjin Pacific takes over APM Terminals' Kaohsiung piers Shanghai's Yangshan port to offer export tax refunds NYK to hike Atlantic rates US$200/TEU March 1 APM's Suez CT volume up 11pc while canal transits drop 20pc in 2009 United States GDP rises 5.7pc in fourth quarter of 2009 Norfolk Southern profit falls 32pc, sees regulatory snares ahead Canadian Pacific fourth quarter down, but 2009 slightly up Canadian National last quarter up 2pc, but year down 2pc US$70.8 million CAAS fund to expand Singapore aviation Talks to merge JAL Nippon Yusen air cargo flounder American Airlines offers air miles to air freight shippers

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Arshiya International shows all-round improvement in Q3 Now, track cargo on a mobile! ABS Capital invests $ 30 m in INTTRA Alltime Shipping certified multimodal transport operator Year of challenges seen for Asian shipping cos BCHAA holds enlightening workshop on 'valuation of imported goods' Colombo Dockyard hands over 1st passenger-cum-cargo ship built for India Vessels being added gradually, service rotations expanding CMA CGM starts new feeder service NOL reports big jump in box volumes Throughput growth puts Rizhao among China's top 10 ports ...names former US Science advisor as Director ELAA lines post better volumes from Nov. 2009 DP WORLD buys stake in London Gateway port project Cosco Pacific reports uptick, liftings rise by 1.2 pc in Dec. OOCL quarterly box volumes off by 4.1 pc, full year dip of 35 pc Shanghai International Port Group's 2009 revenue falls OOIL to sell mainland property to focus on container shipping US Customs begins to enforce 10+2 security filing rules Shanghai's first inland river container channel completed East China's Jiangyin port surpasses 100 m tonnes Management changes in A.P. Moller-Maersk Group IT Few takers likely for imported raw sugar India, S. Korea agree to double trade in 4 years Delhi & Riyadh to set up $ 750-m investment fund Poland seeks better trade ties with India Dumping duty imposed on carbon black imports from 4 nations CONCOR's ICD-Baddi in HP may start operations from April Nacil to get $ 1.1-bn US Exim Bank credit GDL tweaks operations to post better results Lift in Dec. cargo figures puts aviation on runway to recovery SMEs overshadow giants in Q3 Comprehensive review of SEZ Act recommended FBT paid may be adjusted against I-T Complex issues stalling GST, say experts India may become third-largest economy in 2012-PwC Canadian education mission at IMC Meet on IT management on Feb. 3 BSYA, RTGC form global marketing agency network Meeting with Iceland team at IMC today

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JANUARY 29, 2010
GAC new F1 motor racing partner for Williams team GAC will partner the AT&T Williams F1 motor racing team and develop cost-efficient logistics services to support the team's efforts to meet the demands of a cost-reduction prog... Scan-Cargo celebrates 35th year with new pharmaceuticals services The Austrian forwarding and logistics company Scan-Cargo Spedition, founded in 1975 and based in Vienna, is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. Besides air and sea freight ... Rotterdam and Amsterdam introducing export control services The ports of Rotterdam and Amsterdam are aiming to become the leading European export centres. Portbase, both hubs' port community system, is set to introduce export control system... ETIC and NYK negotiating over NCA/JAL cargo merger The merger between Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) and the freight division of Japan Airlines (JAL), announced last August, is on the rocks. NCA is a subsidiary of the Japanese logisti... Horizon Lines reports Q4 results On a GAAP basis, Horizon Lines net income in Q4 totalled USD 1.3 million, on the back of revenues amounting to USD 299.7 million. This compares with a USD 20.3 million net loss, ba... International Aero Engines to power 50 Jetstar A320s International Aero Engines (IAE), a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders are Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Eng... Air Canada adding seven US cities to trans-border network Air Canada is introducing new services to seven American cities, fortifying its Toronto hub and strengthening its position as the leading trans-border carrier with most daily fligh... New North Sea wind park on the drawing board The German company Wetfeet Offshore Windenergy recently presented its planned new North Sea wind park Global Tech I. A consortium will realise the project, which will supply renewa... K Line acquires stake in US logistics provider K Line has acquired a 51% stake in Air Tiger Express Companies (ATEC), a US logistics service provider (26% at first, with an option for an additional 25%). The K Line group has re... Weber Distribution appoints two new managers Weber Distribution, a leading third party logistics and supply chain management provider headquartered in Los Angeles CA (USA), has hired Chuck Mikel as its new freight services ma...

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010
Navy FY 2011 budget requests ten ships European yards to probe Korean pricing Keppel FELS and J.Ray win $1 billion Brazil contract

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010
Port of Seattle calls for comments on Alaskan Way Viaduct project Trade between NAFTA partners down during month of November Port of Tacoma sets first bus tour of new year Coast Guard responds to sternwheeler grounded in Willamette CKYH Alliance partners plan slow steaming program

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010
UK driving owners away, says Chamber of Shipping chief Shortsighted government policies could damage Britain's maritime industry Torm secures $170m Chinese loans Banks to finance newbuildings built at Chinese yards ACL warns of ro-ro meltdown Line reporting slump in movement of big ticket items Capital Maritime charters pair from Capital Product Move could lead to further affiliate deals if rates remain unattractive US '10+2' box rule comes into force Rule takes effect as one-year grace window expires

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010
Nigeria tanker threat returns ROYAL Dutch Shell has shut some oil production in Nigeria after one of its pipelines was sabotaged, the company announced today Regent backs off bond REGENT Seven Seas Cruises has delayed its $200M junk-bond offering due to "market conditions", a company spokesman confirmed to Fairplay today HHLA, 'K' Line close deals THIS WEEK began with two key deals in shipping's logistics sector COSCO Shipping plunges SHARES in COSCO Shipping, the Chinese operator of a fleet of 90 widely varied ships, fell today more than 5% and closed near the day's lows German H&M book boosted GERMAN hull and machinery underwriters ramped up their insured fleets last year despite challenges in the claims sector US Senate passes Iran sanctions US SANCTIONS against global companies that ship fuel to Iran have moved a step closer Ship commandos boost danger? HONG KONG'S maritime industry is reacting negatively to confirmation that Chinese army commados are guarding HK-registered ships in the Gulf of Aden

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010
Diesel Dives 5.2 Cents to $2.781 per Gallon Trade Economist Urges U.S. Infrastructure Investment NAFTA Trade Fell 2.9 Percent in November J.B. Hunt Profit Slides 32 Percent in 2009 Hub Group Profit Drops 42 Percent in 2009 U.S. Transportation, Security Budgets Flat for 2011 Werner's Profit Slips, But Demand Rises U.S. Manufacturing Expands Rapidly in January Chinese Manufacturing Reaches New Record Knight Orders 370 Volvo Trucks Montreal Container Traffic Dropped in 2009 Germany Approves Joint Terminal Venture Marseilles Fos Container Traffic Grew in 2009 DP World's Vietnam Terminal Opened SCI Profit Plummets 53 Percent in Quarter Nippon Express Profit Drops 18.7 percent ANA Lost $390 Million in Nine Months EU Eyes BA, American Airlines, Iberia Joint Venture LTL Trucking's New Mix The Price of Unity Liability on the Line Fed Survey Finds Slow Gains in Freight Cooling Trend Slows Rail Freight Stacked for Growth Rough Road to Aid Highway Bill Detoured Railroads Fight Back DOT Sends Safety Message Time for a Parcel Merger Montreal, Halifax Turn the Corner Locked In for Growth Reality Check Built for Speed Emitting Efficiency Slow Boat From China It's About Jobs Air Freight Carriers See Rx in Pharmaceuticals It's All About Time Cool Cargoes: Briefs Hawaii's Big Chill FFE Names S. Russell Stubbs President Green Schemes Thaw Trucking Creating Jobs Through Trade Modular Life Support Reefers in a Squeeze Will Trade for Work

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010
HHLA and Eurogate join forces inland Maruba Simmons 'still at Rio' CPR intermodal revenues slide sharply in 2009 Horizon Lines registers Q4 09 profit rise US GDP soars 5.7% in Q4 09

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010
Sale to begin Bankruptcy judge approves hiring US broker to market AHL Shipping-linked newbuilding assets. Ransom drama A $3m payment dropped onto hijacked Greek bulker but another gang now controls the ship, local expert says. Teekay confirms Tanker owner owns up to sale of aframax Guardian Spirit but does not disclose the price. Firm shows slices BlackRock reports minority stakes in OSG, Carnival Corp, Hornbeck and others after Barclays Global purchase. Finding funds Denmark's Torm has fixed up $170m in financing for six MR tanker newbuildings due from China. Noble upgraded FBR Capital Markets upgrades rig and drillship owner Noble Corp over expectations that stock price slip will reverse. Arbat deal queried Value of products tanker octet which Yuri Nikitin bought from Sovcomflot questioned. Case sent back Federal appeals court reopens JM Martinac Shipbuilding lawsuit against Washington State over car ferry bidding. In the red India's Pipavav Shipyard posts bigger loss in first nine months as ship cancellation hits result. Price probe European shipbuilding body hunting out irrational, below cost newbuilding orders. ABG rises Indian shipbuilder produces big increase in profit for third quarter. Values contested Sovcomflot could not have sold optional suezmaxes at HHI at a premium, court told as valuations expert called in. Third float DP World is lining up AUD 1bn Sydney IPO for Australian unit, it is claimed. Spot slump bites Great Offshore's third quarter profit slips due to lower spot market earnings. Mercator dives Nine-month profit slashed by dire rates at Indian owner which warns of pressure on future earnings. Drift halted Norwegian tugs bring Cosco bulker to safety after it suffered machine failure. Cargo queried Philippines impounds bags of rice from Vietnamese cargoship after ammonium sulphate found in shipment. Shreyas suffers Nine-month losses grow at Indian container line, but third quarter offers limited cheer. Asian Glory moves Pirates sail hijacked Zodiac car carrier out to sea and are "using it for their pirate activities". Humpuss orders Indonesian owner signs deal for seven new coal barges at domestic shipbuilder. Fairstar fixes Dutch heavy-lift owner wins contract to transport jack-up barge from Rotterdam to Australia and back. More pain China Shipping Container Lines facing full-year loss as rates and volumes fall. SCI chopped Falling revenues put a hole in state-run Indian owner's nine-month profit. Deal's off Golar and Thailand's PTTEP end exploration agreement and development of Australian gas field. Storage slips London shipbroker EA Gibson says tankers used for storage have come off their winter highs. Cargoship clash Two people injured after Latvian reefer in collision with Turkish ferry off Istanbul. Brazil deal done BW Offshore pens firm contract for ULCC conversion and charter to Petrobras and Chevron JV. Gulf Nav dives Per Wistoft-led Dubai tanker owner sees full year profits slide 82% on the back of weak rates. Peruvian scraps Petrolera Transoceanica sends 24-year-old products tanker to the breakers for $1.76m. Yantai in rig deal Chinese yard secures jack-up newbuilding from UK-listed Dragon Oil for delivery in late 2011. Eni fixes FPSO Dutch offshore contractor Bluewater has secured a five-year charter for its FPSO Glas Dowr. Merger on Qatar Navigation and Qatar Shipping agree terms of state-approved tie-up. Incentive boost Port of Long Beach is to consider adding further financial incentives to encourage green shipping. Mermaid scores Australian offshore vessel operator ties up vessel to Woodside Energy for potentially up to three years. Jaya deal passed Creditors of troubled Singaporean shipbuilder agree to restructuring deal that sees debt repaid in five years.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010
China Shipping expects 2009 loss International Shipholding profit up U.N. group discusses "pirate court" CSX, UTU agree on 5-year contract NIT League offers ISF compliance help Exports, inventories lead U.S. Q4 growth Obama spells out trade policy conditions GAC names Thailand, Abu Dhabi directors Long Beach may offer more green to go green Montreal '09 container traffic falls

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010
Norfolk Line sells two ro-ro's to Tunisia Norfolk Line has sold two ro-ro vessels to the Tunisian ferry operator Cotunav. The first of the pair has been delivered and changed names from Maersk Vlaardingen to Amilcar Karstensens to build large multi-task fishing vessel Karstensens Skibsværft has signed a contract with Norwegian Sævik & Ervik A/S, Fosnav'g, to build a super fishing vessel measuring 80.4 metres in length. The vessel will have equipment Pirates use car carrier as mother ship Somali Pirates are reported to be using the Asian Glory, Eukor Car Carriers' vessel, as a mother ship. Seatrade Asia online writes that the vessel is now being used by

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010
Prices lack direction in European markets Rotterdam players report poor demand. Prices weaken in Fujairah Market softens in Middle East bunker hub. Vessel held in bid to secure bunker payment Bunker claim said to be attached to another vessel that has been sold for demolition. Horizon lines sees 'ongoing fuel price volatility' But US carrier says it is beginning to see signs of 'modest recovery'. More management moves at Petrobras New commercial manager for bunkering department. Fujairah bunker storage 'on-stream' within months Refinery 'will continue to produce fuel oil suitable for the bunker market'. Bunker markets follow crude down Bunker prices mostly softening. Bunkers International moves in Singapore SGX to launch 380 cSt futures contract in February Trading to start on February 22; support from industry mixed.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits

The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.

PORTS

Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.

Brussels

France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain

TRANSPORTATION

Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck

Brussels

Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.

PORTS

Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.

PORTS

Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

CRUISES

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

Miami

Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

PORTS

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

Geneva

UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.

EDITORIAL

From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.

Genoa

For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.

SHIPPING

Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.

Brussels

The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.

Rome

SEAFARERS

Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.

London

Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.

SHIPPING

Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%

Ismailia

In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again

Hamburg

German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon

Schindellegi

The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

Brussels

EDUCATION

The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.

Genoa

PORTS

French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.

Paris

Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.

PORTS

The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.

Genoa

SHIPPING

Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

La Spezia

We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage

PORTS

Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.

Genoa

Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030

SHIPPING

Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage

New York

The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.

TRADE

WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050

Geneva

The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies

The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.

Stockholm

The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa

Hamburg

The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

SHIPPING

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

Sana'a/Hamburg

German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%

SHIPPING

WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods

Washington

Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk

SHIPPING

T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.

Brussels

If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.

PORTS

Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.

Bremen

It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built

COMPANIES

Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.

Genoa/Milan

The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity

SHIPPING

Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy

Cernobbio

Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.

SHIPYARDS

Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia

Delta

The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai

PORTS

Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.

Rome

The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work

SHIPYARDS

Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships

Shanghai

The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons

SHIPPING

In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%

Cairo

In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk

PORTS

Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.

Gioia Tauro

They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.

TRANSPORTATION

Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF

Zebbug

The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.

SHIPPING

Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10

Athens

Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.

PORTS

DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.

PORTS

Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.

Livorno

A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.

SHIPPING

Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona

Savona

Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel

Trieste

This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")

ECONOMY

In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.

Washington

If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.

SHIPPING

Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.

Chaff

At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.

DEFENCE

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers

Trieste

The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.

LAW

Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.

Rome

The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.

PORTS

The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.

River

With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs

PORTS

Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.

Taranto

The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.

PORTS

Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA

Rome

The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters

SAILING LIST

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SHIPYARDS

South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships

Busan

The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.

PORTS

Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.

Rome

Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories

PORTS

Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.

Rome

Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

SHIPPING

Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

YACHTING

A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.

Trieste

Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia

SAFETY & SECURITY

Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.

Rome

Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security

JOBS

Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.

Rome

Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts

Rome

Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones

MEETINGS

The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector

Erbusco

The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software

PORTS

Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025

Riyadh

Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)

PORTS

A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

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DATABASE

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		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave

(South China Morning Post)

Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August

Singapore

In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)

SHIPYARDS

Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase

CRUISES

The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August

Los Angeles

The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

SAFETY & SECURITY

Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security

Abu Dhabi

Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

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